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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 9, where does Jack go?
(a) To his daughter's house.
(b) To Mat's house.
(c) Up to his room.
(d) To Rose's old house.

2. How old was Jack when Ruth suffered her heart attack?
(a) 75.
(b) 45.
(c) 50.
(d) 90.

3. What is Jack's relationship with Clara?
(a) They used to like each other, but now they don't.
(b) He provides money for her.
(c) They live in the same house, but they fight all of the time.
(d) He is very close to her.

4. What is Andy's girlfriend's name?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Kirby.
(c) Rose.
(d) Elizabeth.

5. To whom was Rose McInnis married?
(a) She was Mat Feltner's first wife.
(b) A farmer.
(c) An old doctor.
(d) Jack's brother.

6. What does Mat realize the Pettit's want?
(a) To amass wealth for as little effort as possible.
(b) To get a divorce.
(c) To get out of the state altogether.
(d) To live a simple life.

7. How did the townspeople find out about the change in relationship between Jack and Rose?
(a) Jack's wife told everyone about their new relationship.
(b) Mat walked around and told the entire town.
(c) Their new business was announced in the paper.
(d) They made little attempt to conceal the relationship.

8. How is Rose living during the second period of time in which Jack encounters her?
(a) With friends.
(b) Alone.
(c) In filth.
(d) Depressed.

9. When friends and family begin to worry about Jack living on his own, where does Jack go?
(a) To live in a hotel in town.
(b) To Louisville to live with Clara.
(c) To Rose's old house.
(d) To Mat's house.

10. What was Glad Pettit's occupation?
(a) Peddler.
(b) Banker.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Lawyer.

11. What is the reason for the town's attitude toward Rose as Jack encounters her the second time?
(a) She has been so mean and ran her husband into the arms of another woman.
(b) She is strange.
(c) She has been wronged for so long.
(d) She has done such good for the town.

12. Once Mat determines that Jack is dead, what does he do?
(a) He prepares everything for Jack's burial.
(b) He falls into is wife's arms in grief.
(c) He goes back to his own work, thinking about Jack.
(d) He tells everyone in town that Jack is dead.

13. At the beginning of Chapter 9, why does Jack sit down once he reaches his destination?
(a) He needs to be able to look his daughter straight in the eye.
(b) He broke his leg.
(c) Mat tells him to sit down.
(d) He is worn out.

14. Where would Jack see her during the second time that he noticed her?
(a) At his daughter's house.
(b) Riding the fields behind his house.
(c) At Mat's house.
(d) Around town.

15. When Ruth learned about Jack's new relationship with Rose, what was her reaction?
(a) Ruth was thrilled.
(b) Ruth was happy because she knew that the new business arrangement would give them more money.
(c) Ruth was hurt.
(d) She didn't care.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the unusual amount of energy cause Mat to do?

2. How does Andy's girlfriend feel about their relationship?

3. When Mat finds out that Jack hasn't completed his normal morning routine, what does Mat do?

4. After a time, what happened between Rose and Jack?

5. Where is Andy's girlfriend going?

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